Assistance for pupils with additional support needs
A child or young person is said to have additional support needs if they need more help with their education. An additional support need comes from anything which is a barrier to learning.
Read about the ASL legislations and policies
Learning Communities
All our schools and early learning settings are part of a local Learning Community.
Each Learning Community is supported by Inclusion Teachers, English As An Additional Language Teachers, Inclusion Pupil Support Officers and Educational Psychologists.
We aim to provide support in the community local to children and young people.
Early years team
We support children from birth into primary 1. We work in homes, nurseries and schools.
English as an additional language
We support schools and early years settings to meet the needs of developing bilingual learners. We work with parents and carers to support pupils' wellbeing, equality and inclusion. We provide bilingual support for beginner English language learners.
Literacy and dyslexia support team
We support and teach pupils with severe literacy difficulties and dyslexia who, despite support in their own school, have found it difficult to make progress in literacy.
Read about the literacy and dyslexia guidelines for pupils
Visual impairment
We are a team made up of
- teachers of the visually impaired
- a mobility teacher
- a habilitation assistant
- specialist nursery nurses
- a resource team.
We work with children from birth and throughout their time at school.
Deaf support team
We work with colleagues from the NHS and deaf associations.
We are teachers and nursery nurses who support
- children and young people (0-18) with a range of types and levels of deafness
- young deaf learners and their families
- schools and nurseries with teaching and communication support.
Medical outreach and medical hospital support
We support pupils who can’t attend school due to illness. We teach a range of subjects. Schools provide information about a pupil’s learning and this information is used to create a plan for learning.
We Matter team
The team supports care-experienced children and young people, focusing on education, qualifications and life transitions.
Out of school club support
Edinburgh work in partnership with out of school organisations to support inclusion of children and young people with additional support needs.